title: [Prevention and non-medicinal treatment of hypertension (author's transl)].
abstract: Due to the multifactorial origin of hypertensive heart disease there are several points of attack for prevention and for non-medicinal therapy. In recent decades prophylactic trials and studies on the therapeutic efficacy of non-medicinal measures in established hypertension have been neglected in favor of drug therapy so that at present only weight reduction and restriction of salt intake show a confirmed action. Further measures are: dietary increase of potassium, physical endurance training and behavior therapy methods. With the low cost of nonmedicinal measures and in view of possible side-effects of a pharmacological hypertension therapy, these should be applied or tested particularly in borderline hypertension.
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D001835:Body Weight; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium
vernacular_title: Prävention und nicht-medikamentöse Therapie des Hochdrucks.